Taken by the Senator: An Age Gap Romance

By Isla Chiu

"Are you squatting here, Millie?" he asks.

I try to make a run for it, but the senator grabs me by the waist.

"Answer my question, Millie," he says.

My heart pounds in my chest. The senator has to be 6-foot-3, and nearly all of those 75 inches are composed of muscle, so there is no way my out-of-shape 5-foot-tall frame can even try to fight him off. I say, "I…I plead the fifth."

He scowls at me, then grabs my bookbag. "Is everything you own in this backpack?" he barks, making me flinch.

I whisper, my voice shaking, "Um, yeah, besides the mattress–"

I yelp when he throws me over his shoulder. "You're coming with me," he says.

 

WORD COUNT: 7,200

 

A sexy age gap instalove short story featuring an obsessed alpha male senator and the young woman he wants to make his!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Isla Chiu
• Release date: May 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224074334

Isla Chiu

When I manage to tear myself away from taking Buzzfeed quizzes and watching unhealthy amounts of TV, I write romance and smut. My works feature alpha males, sexy times, and/or my sarcastic sense of humor. I hail from Cleveland, aka the best freaking city in the world, and believe LeBron James is the perfect human being. Despite all of my efforts, I have never truly been able to quit caffeine. My favorites include Taylor Swift, Florence + the Machine, and SHINee. I love to hate/hate to love k-dramas. If I say I’m on a diet, I’m just lying to you and myself. One of these days, I'm going to get hypertension from an excess of salt, both literal and figurative. If I'm awkward around you, I probably don't know what to say to you and/or I think you're hot. And despite what anyone says, Forrest Gump so deserved that Oscar over Pulp Fiction.

Book preview

1

WITH A SIGH, I LAY my head back against the wood, hoping that I can sweat away the stresses of the day in the sauna. But whenever my body tries to relax and I try to lose myself in the heat, my annoying brain reminds me of the decidedly unimpressed looks on the interviewers’ faces.

Just like yesterday and the day before that, I went to a series of job interviews today. And just like yesterday and the day before that, I could see the interviewers trying to hold back their yawns and their urge to say, Thanks but no thanks. Though my resume boasts an impressive education (a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Arthur Marshall University, which counts 5 Fields Medal recipients among its alumni), I just plain suck at interviews.

I cringe as I recall one of today’s interviews. Somehow, I ended up talking about the reality show The Actual Trophy Husbands of Beverly Hills for a full 5 minutes. In case you don't know, The Actual Trophy Husbands of Beverly Hills is a reality show that is known for its cast of utterly shallow characters who love to talk about topics like their peers’ botched plastic surgery and whether or not they should add yet another sports car to their collection. In other words, a show you probably shouldn’t be talking about if you want the company to hire you to be one of their data scientists.

After I push the memory of my job interview out of my mind, I try to relax again and let the sauna’s heat burn away my disappointment.

Hello.

I widen my eyes at the sight of the silver-haired man, who's naked except for the towel wrapped around his waist. Then I remember that I am naked and that the stranger is currently getting a good look at my, well, everything. I quickly stand up and wrap my towel around my body.

Don't let me disturb your peace, he says.

Too late for that. I'm so used to being the only person in the sauna that I forgot it is a unisex one.

What's your name? he asks.

Kim, I lie. My real name is Millie Tran, which wasn't a problem until 3 weeks ago, when I got fired from Total